Experience

University of Montana

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Manager, Pre Awards

  • Mar 2021 - Present



Headwaters Foundation

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grants Manager

  • Nov 2017 - Aug 2020

  -Managed the foundation’s grants system and all of the operations around grant making. -Developed processes and procedures related to grant making including software customization, optimization and training.-Supported internal and external users, designed portals, managed accounts and security. -Solicited and acted on feedback from the staff as well as grantees.-Communicated with software techs, external consultants and support teams to implement process improvements and upgrades. -Trained the program team, executive leadership and the board with regards to the internal systems and data analysis. -Supported a continuous effort to improve and monitor data integrity through development of reports while also remaining connected to external data sources for impact related reporting and evaluation work. -In this position, it was important to constantly innovate and discover the latest technology to simplify and streamline the work for all programs. My team and I developed and implemented a rapid response program for COVID-19 that provided emergency funding to Western Montana.



National Forest Foundation

• United States
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Conservation Programs Officer

  • Nov 2012 - Oct 2017

  -Organized the review team to evaluate grants for funding nationally for work to be done in 193 million acres of National Forest lands.-Matched funding with project opportunities.-Managed the Ski Conservation Fund.

• Conservation Awards Associate

  • Nov 2012 - Oct 2017

  -Administered the Grants Program for the National Forest Foundation. -Transitioned the grants management system from paper to cloud based grants management software.-Meticulous record keeping for reporting to the federal government monthly, quarterly and annually.- Managed the entire grants life cycle from solicitation of proposals to tracking and review of final reports. -Performed customer service and training with applicants, grantees, internal staff, and the Grants Committee consisting of remote board members.



L & L Mortgage Plus

• Mortgage Loan Originator

  • 2007 - 2010

  -Assisted prospective home buyers by qualifying their income for loans and refinance. -Processed applications. -Counseled borrowers on their personal credit scores.-Communicated with underwriters and lenders.-Evaluated borrower’s eligibility based on debt to income ratios and property loan values and shared appropriate loan packages with the customers to best suit their situations. -Assisted prospective home buyers by qualifying their income for loans and refinance. -Processed applications. -Counseled borrowers on their personal credit scores.-Communicated with underwriters and lenders.-Evaluated borrower’s eligibility based on debt to income ratios and property loan values and shared appropriate loan packages with the customers to best suit their situations.



University of Montana

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Herbarium Database Director

  • 2005 - 2008